Donations made by Paul Weller and former England cricketer Ian Ward helped make a Ripley charity event a successful day.

The day, which included a football match, auction and raffle at Ripley Green, was held as a 10-year celebration after school worker Iain Munro, of Hipley Street, Woking, suffered a near-fatal accident in 2006.

A match was organised between the team he played for before the accident, Ripley 05-07, and Crown and Anchor 05-08, as the two sides used to play each other every week.

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"I could talk, but it was about learning to put words together again."

Together, the day raised about £2,200, in large part thanks to the raffle and auction.

Donations for the raffle prize came from the players and included prizes such as Woking FC tickets, while The Jam singer Weller personally donated and signed some limited edition vinyls for the auction.

A round of golf with Sky Sports pundit Ward at Wisley Golf Club was also on offer in the auction.

"That went for a lot of money," Mr Munro added. "You cannot get on there unless you are a member."

The special needs assistant at Hoe Bridge School says the acquisition of such glamorous prizes are thanks to his friend Stuart, who knows both Ward and Weller.

Mr Munro is aiming to raise £20,000 in total for St George's Hospital, including the football event.

He currently is on £15,000, with £9,000 having been raised by the school itself through its charity fundraising regime.

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He added: "The majority is from Hoe Bridge, a big thanks to them. They have been very supportive for me, a really good place.

"We have two support charities throughout the year, they raised 18,000 and split it in half both ways."

"I want to say a massive thank you to Ripley Football Club and Mark Chipling of The Crown and Anchor team, as well as Stuart Shoosmith for organising everything with help from Gareth Irvine, Neil and Keith Irvine and Dawn as ever being so helpful."

Fred Burnham and Colin Powell also donated to sponsor the match ball for half of the match each.

As part of the fundraising, Mr Munro will run four marathons in the space of seven weeks from April 2017 at Brighton, London, Milton Keynes and Liverpool, alongside friend Rod Stuart.